Soda-water apparatus



No. 753,566. PATENTED MAR. 1,1904.

c. A. GEDDES.

, SODA WATER APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25. 1903. l H0 IODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Patented March 1,

NUNITED; STATES PATENT...

CHARLES A. GEDDES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALFTO CHARLES HAMM, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNS LVA A.

SODA-WATER APPARATUS- SPECIFICATION forming part bf Letters Patent No.753,566, dated March 1:, i904.

' Application ma mien 25, 1903. Serial No. 149,445, (1% model.)

To all whom zit may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. (hours, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Im provement in Dispensing Apparatus, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention has reference 'to improve-. ments in dispensingapparatus'adapted more particularly for dispensing charged liquids, suchas carbonated water, although it is understood that it can be used forother purposes.

The invention further consists in the details of construction andcombination of parts hereinafter fully described and specificallyclaimed. I

Figure 1 represents a central longitudinal section of adispensing-faucet constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2represents a fragmentary view in central section of the nozzle of thefaucet with the nozzle of the siphon applied thereto. Figs. 3, 4, 5, and6 represent front elevations of the faucet with the operating-handlesremoved and showing the valve in different positions. Fig. 7 representsa section taken on the line 'w :10, Fig. 3. Fig. 8 represents a sectiontaken on the line w m of Fig. 4. Fig. 9 represents a section taken onthe line y 3/ of Fig. 5. Fig. 10 represents a section taken on the linez z of Fig. 6. Fig. 11 represents a front elevation of the faucetwiththe handle, valve, and packingwasher removed. Fig. 12 represents a planof the packing-washer. Fig. 13 represents an elevation of the faucet andthe siphon as it is applied to the same when being filled.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the tubular shank of the faucet,which is screwthreaded and provided with a nut 2, by means of which itis secured in place, the shoulder 3 being provided at the front end of,said shank. The main body portion 4 of the faucet is provided at itsforward end with a flat circular valve-seat 5 concentric with theforward end of the supply-passage 6 of the faucet,

said valveseat being surrounded. by a forwardly-projecting annularflange 7 concentric therewith. The valve-seat 5 iscovered by apacking-washer 8, upon which rests the rotatable cylindrical valve 9,fitting within the flange 7 and provided with a boss 10, adapted to beengaged by the stem 11, rotatable within the cap 12, the latter screwinginto the'outer end of the flange 7. .The inner end of the stem 11 isprovided with a head 13,'resting against the inner end of the cap 12,and-extending through said stem is an adjustingscrew 14, the inner endof whichengages the outer end of the boss 10, while the outer endisprovided with a finger-piece 15 for adjust- A handle 16 is fastened-tothe ing the same.

outer end of the stem 11. 1

Leading from theva'lve-seat are three outlet-passages-namely, anexhaust-passage 17 a jet-passage 18, and a diffusing-passage 19- theports-of these passages at the valve-seat being arranged the samedistance from the central port at the end of the supply-passage 6.

The packing-washer 8, which covers the valve-seat 5, is provided withthe ports 20, 21,

22, and 23, registering with the ports of the ends of said passages 17,18, 19, and '6, it being understood that said packing-washer 8 isstationary. Theexhaust passage is shownin dotted lines in Figs. 1, 3, 4,5, 6, and 11 and in full lines in Fig." 10, the outer end of saidexhaust-passage 17 communicating with the atmosphere through the bodyportion '4.

The jet-passage 18 passes through the body portion and centrally throughthe nozzle 24, depending therefrom, as shown in Fig. 9, the lower end ofthe nozzle, as best shown inFigs. 1 and 2, being provided with thegasket or .washer 25, that is held in place by a screwthreaded collar 26upon said nozzle, said gasket being situated within a lower endof thenozzle.

Surrounding the nozzle 24 is an outer nozzle that is formed by a tube28, conveniently screw-threaded to an enlargement at the upper end ofthe nozzle 24, the lower end of said outer nozzle 28 extending below theinner nozzle 24, as shown in Fig. 1. The diffusing-passage 19 passesthrough the body of the faucet, and its outer end terminates at theupper end groove 27 in the of the annular space between said nozzles, a,baflie-plate 29 extending outwardly from the inner nozzle just below theouter end of the passage 19 and serving to break up and diffuse thestream projected from this passage. The valve 9 isprovided with acentral port 30, that isalway's in communication with the port 23 andthe supply-passage 6. This port 30 communicates with a port 31-,.situ'ated the same distance therefrom as the distance between the port23 and the ports 20, 21, and 22 of the packing-washer, so as toestablish com-- munication between the supply-passage 6 and thejet-passage 18 or diflusing-passage 19 through the passage 32. Anotherpassage 33 is formed in said valve, the ports of which are situated tocommunicate withthe ports 20 and 21 of the exhaust and jet passages.

The operation is as follows: The parts are shown in their normalpositions in Figs. 1, 3, 6, and 7, wherein the outer port 31 of thepassage 32is closed, so as to out off the outlet from the supply-passage6. To illustrate themanner in which my device can be'used, I willsuppose, for instance, that it is used in drawing a glass of soda-water.To do this, the handle 16 is first thrown to the position shown in Figs.4 and 8, which places the outer port 31 of the passage 32 of the valve 9in communication with the diflusing-passage 19,]eadingto the outernozzle 28. Then the liquid will pass, as shown by the arrows in Fig. 8,and being broken up by the baflie-plate 29 passes from the outer nozzle,as shown. 'Then to secure a jet to make bead or foam upon the glass thehandle 16 is thrown to the position shown in Figs. 5 and 9, which causesthe liquid to pass, as shown by the arrowsin Fig. 9, so that the liquidis projected into the glass in the form of a jet. My device is capable,moreover, and can be advantageously employed as a siphon-filler, andwhen so employed the inner nozzle or jet isused, thesiphon 34 beingapplied as shown in Fig. 13. When being used in this manner, after thenozzle 35 of the siphon is applied to the nozzle 24 of the faucet thehandle 16 is turned to the position shown in 5 and 9., The carbonatedliquid from the reservoir then passes into the siphon, and as the latterfills the air therein is compressed, and owing to this compression thesiphon cannot be filled to the desired extent. When, however, thepressure in the reservoir and within the siphon equalize, the handle canbe thrown to the po-, sition shown in Figs. 6 and 10, which places thejet-passage in communication with the exhaust-passage, and thus allowsthe compressed air within the siphon to escape withnausea out removingthe siphon, and then by restorlng the communication between thejet-passage and the supply-passage the siphon can be further filled, itbeing obvious that the valve can be manipulated to secure the correctfilling.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a dispensing apparatus, a supply-passage, a plurality ofoutlet-passages communieating with nozzles and an outlet-passagecommunicating with an exhaust-opening, and a rotatable valve adapted toestablish communication between said supply-passage and saidnozzle-passages and between one of saidnozzle-passages and saidexhaust-passage.

2. In a dispensing apparatus, a supply-passage, a plurality ofoutlet-passages, an outer and an inner nozzle communicating with'saidoutlet-passages, an exhaust-passage and a valve adapted to independentlyestablish com munication between said supply-passage and saidnozzle-passages and between one of said nozzle-passages and saidexhaust-passage.

tion having a valve-seat, a supply-passage leading thereto, a pluralityof passages leading therefrom and communicating with nozzles, a passagealso leading therefrom and communicating with an exhaust, and a valveupon said seat having a plurality of passages 3. In a dispensingapparatus, a body por' connect said supply-passage with either of saidnozzle-passages and said exhaust-passagewith one of saidnozzle-passages.

5. Ina dispensing apparatus, a body portion having a valve-seat, alongitudinal supply-passage leading to said seat, a plurality of lateralexit-ports, passages leading from said exit-ports to said seat and arotary valve having passages adapted to alternatively connect two ofsaid exit-ports to said supplypassage and one of said exit-ports to athird.

CHARLES A. GEDDES,

I Witnesses:

HARRY Coaa KENNEDY, C. D. MoVAY.

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